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Thank you everybody. I've decided to not declare a major and play around a little longer.

I know there is no turning back. I'm just trying to reduce obstacles.

Two years ago, my school district gave me a full psychoeducational assessment. I was found to be strong in all areas, highly creative, and outside the curve on fluid reasoning for 9th graders. I am now in 11th grade and starting higher education next fall.

Thanks. I'm not seeking guidance. I'm seeking food for thought.

Thank you for reminding me about the undeclared major option. What a relief! (What I meant by 'committed' was that I think a math major leaves me with more options than a physics major if I were to declare a major. No?)

Thank you for the advice. Are you advising that I major in physics and take math along the way. If so, how do you think that leaves more options open to me later if I change my mind about becoming an astrophysicist? Why don't you think majoring in math and taking physics along the way would be a...

Right now I want to be a professor of astrophysics. I'll be starting higher education in fall 2023. I'm wondering what major I should declare just in case I change my mind later to some other career. Why wouldn't I start with a math major and study physics along the way since math is the tool of...

I think a major is the primary discipline in higher education, and that since physics uses math, a math major should be the primary discipline for me before I become committed to a discipline. I don't have any experience in any of this and that's why I'm looking for input.

Why? Right now I think I want to be an astrophysicist and want to head for that, but stay as general as possible in case I change my mind in the future. Doesn't a math major do that better for me right now than a physics major?

What kind of answers should I look for?

Thank you. I've concluded that taking the math first and staying one semester ahead in the math is going to be best for me. So, in that case, wouldn't a math major be in order over a physics major?

What do you think of the idea of getting the math before the physics and staying one semester ahead in the math?

Thank you. I think I like the idea of some physicists in other places online saying to get the math before you get the physics and to stay one semester ahead in the math.

I didn't answer because I thought it was a leading question. I don't know that I want to be an astrophysics professor--I just think and feel I do at this point. That might change which is why I'm asking about majoring in math or physics in the first place.